Honolulu man among 18 charged in alleged drug trafficking, money laundering scheme
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A Honolulu man has been arrested in connection with an alleged drug trafficking and money laundering scheme based out of Massachusetts.
Authorities said Frederick Hrdy, 38, faces up to 20 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for drug conspiracy charges.
According to documents, Hrdy is among eighteen people charged in federal courtrooms across the nation on Monday.
The individuals in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, California, and Hawaii were arrested in connection with an alleged drug trafficking and money laundering scheme centered in Gardner, Massachusetts.
Prosecutors said they’re accused of distributing large amounts of cocaine, marijuana, and counterfeit pills and disguising the proceeds as part of a painting company.
The following individuals have been charged with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. They appeared in federal courts in Worcester, as well as Trenton, NJ, Orlando, FL, Dallas, Texas, Tulsa, Okla., Riverside, Calif., and Honolulu, Hawaii.
According to the charging documents, Pham headed a drug trafficking organization in North Worcester County, Mass.
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From there, Pham and his co-conspirators allegedly conspired to distribute and possess with intent to distribute large quantities of cocaine, marijuana, counterfeit pills, and other controlled substances throughout the United States, including Massachusetts, New Jersey, Florida, Oklahoma, California, Texas, Washington, and Hawaii.
According to court documents, Pham registered and controlled Infinite Painting, a local commercial and residential painting company.
Pham and his co-conspirators allegedly used Infinite Painting to launder drug proceeds through multiple financial institutions by concealing the illegal source of these funds.
The drug conspiracy charge provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, at least three years, up to a lifetime of supervised release, and a fine of $, million.
The money laundering conspiracy charge carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, 3 years of supervised release, and a fine of $500,000 or twice the amount involved in the transaction, whichever is greater.
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Defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
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